3 Behold, *children are a heritage from the Lord,

*the fruit of the womb a reward.

12 May our sons in their youth

be like *plants full grown,

our daughters like *corner pillars

cut for the structure of a palace;

13 For you *formed my inward parts;

you *knitted me together in my mother’s womb.

14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.*

*Wonderful are your works;

my soul knows it very well.

9 How can *a young man keep his way pure?

By guarding it according to your word.

9 How can *a young man keep his way pure?

By guarding it according to your word.

11 *Come, O children, listen to me;

*I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

6 *Train up a child in the way he should go;

even when he is old he will not depart from it.

6 *Train up a child in the way he should go;

even when he is old he will not depart from it.

6 *Train up a child in the way he should go;

even when he is old he will not depart from it.

15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,

but *the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,

but *the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

24 *Whoever spares the rod hates his son,

but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.*

1 A wise son hears his father’s instruction,

but *a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

1 *My son, do not forget my teaching,

*but let your heart keep my commandments,

2 for *length of days and years of life

and *peace they will add to you.

1 *My son, do not forget my teaching,

*but let your heart keep my commandments,

12 for the Lord reproves him whom he loves,

as *a father the son in whom he delights.

4 he *taught me and said to me,

*"Let your heart hold fast my words;

*keep my commandments, and live.

5 *Get wisdom; get *insight;

do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.

15 *The rod and reproof give wisdom,

but a child left to himself *brings shame to his mother.

13 Do not withhold *discipline from a child;

*if you strike him with a rod, he will not die.

22 *Listen to your father who gave you life,

*and do not despise your mother when she is old.

23 *Buy truth, and do not sell it;

buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

26 He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother

is *a son who brings shame and reproach.

1 *Better is a poor person who *walks in his integrity

than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.

7 The righteous who *walks in his integrity—

*blessed are his children after him!

11 Even a child *makes himself known by his acts,

by whether his conduct is pure and upright.*

25 *A foolish son is a grief to his father

*and bitterness to *her who bore him.

6 *Grandchildren are *the crown of the aged,

and the glory of children is their fathers.

6 *Grandchildren are *the crown of the aged,

and the glory of children is their fathers.

5 *A fool *despises his father’s instruction,

but *whoever heeds reproof is prudent.

20 *A wise son makes a glad father,

but a foolish man despises his mother.

7 The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding,

but *a companion of gluttons shames his father.

8 *Hear, my son, your father’s instruction,

and forsake not your mother’s teaching,

9 for they are *a graceful garland for your head

and *pendants for your neck.

32 "And now, *O sons, listen to me:

*blessed are those who keep my ways.

33 *Hear instruction and be wise,

and do not neglect it.

1 *Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 *"Honor your father and mother" (this is the first commandment with a promise), 3 "that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land."

4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, *but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, *but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

1 *Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.

20 Children, obey your parents *in everything, for this pleases the Lord.

21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.

6 And *these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 *You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.

7 *You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.

40 *Therefore you shall keep his statutes and his commandments, which I command you today, *that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land that the Lord your God is giving you for all time."

28 Be careful to obey all these words that I command you, *that it may go well with you and with your children after you forever, when you do what is good and right in the sight of the Lord your God.

46 he said to them, *"Take to heart all the words by which I am warning you today, *that you may command them to your children, that they may be careful to do all the words of this law. 47 For it is no empty word for you, *but your very life, and by this word you shall live long in the land that you are going over the Jordan to possess."

14 but Jesus said, *"Let the little children *come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven."

14 but Jesus said, *"Let the little children *come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven."

1 *At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" 2 And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them 3 and said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you *turn and *become like children, you *will never enter the kingdom of heaven.4 *Whoever humbles himself like this child is the *greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

3 and said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you *turn and *become like children, you *will never enter the kingdom of heaven.4 *Whoever humbles himself like this child is the *greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

5 *"Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me,

10 "See that you do not despise *one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven *their angels always *see the face of my Father who is in heaven.*

25 *At that time Jesus declared, "I thank you, Father, *Lord of heaven and earth, that *you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and *revealed them to little children;

9 "Blessed are *the peacemakers, for *they shall be called *sons*of God.

13 *And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples *rebuked them. 14 But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, *"Let the children come to me; *do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.

36 And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and *taking him in his arms, he said to them, 37 *"Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and *whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me."

52 And Jesus *increased in wisdom and in stature* and in *favor with God and man.

15 When they had *finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, *"Simon, *son of John, *do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed *my lambs."

12 But to all who did receive him, *who believed in his name, *he gave the right *to become *children of God,

14 For all who are *led by the Spirit of God are *sons* of God.

15 For *you did not receive *the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of *adoption as sons, by whom we cry, *"Abba! Father!"

16 *The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,

19 For the creation waits with eager longing for *the revealing of the sons of God.

26 for in Christ Jesus *you are all sons of God, through faith. 27 For as many of you as *were baptized *into Christ have *put on Christ.

1 See *what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called *children of God; and so we are. The reason why *the world does not know us is that *it did not know him.

2 Beloved, we are *God’s children *now, and what we will be *has not yet appeared; but we know that *when he appears**we shall be like him, because *we shall see him as he is. 3 And everyone who *thus hopes in him *purifies himself as he is pure.

12 I am writing to you, little children,

because *your sins are forgiven for his name’s sake.

21 Little children, *keep yourselves from idols.

4 He must manage his own household well, with all dignity *keeping his children submissive,

8 But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for *members of his household, he has *denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

5 And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons?

*"My son, *do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,

nor be weary when reproved by him.

6 For *the Lord disciplines the one he loves,

and chastises every son whom he receives."

7 It is for discipline that you have to endure. *God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? 8 If you are left without discipline, *in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. 9 Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to *the Father of spirits *and live?

11 *For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields *the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

31 And they said, *"Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you *and your household."

22 So *flee *youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with *those who call on the Lord *from a pure heart.

2 and *what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses *entrust to faithful men,**who will be able to teach others also.

13 *All your children *shall be taught by the Lord,

*and great shall be the peace of your children.

13 *All your children *shall be taught by the Lord,

*and great shall be the peace of your children.

19 The living, the living, he thanks you,

as I do this day;

*the father makes known to the children

your faithfulness.

15 *"Can a woman forget her nursing child,

that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb?

Even these may forget,

yet I will not forget you.

16 Behold, *I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;

your walls are continually before me.

14 And I looked and arose and said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, *"Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, *who is great and awesome, *and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes."

1 *Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli. *And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.

4 I have no greater joy than to hear that *my children are walking in the truth.

4 I have no greater joy than to hear that *my children are walking in the truth.

4 We will not *hide them from their children,

but *tell to the coming generation

the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might,

and *the wonders that he has done.

5 He established *a testimony in *Jacob

and appointed a law in *Israel,

which he commanded our fathers

to teach to their children,

6 that *the next generation might know them,

the children yet unborn,

and arise and tell them to their children,

7 so that they should set their hope in God

and not forget *the works of God,

but *keep his commandments;